Word of the Day [18 May 2026]

Congo

A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.


Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.

Mjondolo

A figurative term used by South African students when they plan to create a WhatsApp group and share test questions.


Ukhona umjondolo osuvuliwe bahlali? Phela ziyakhala k'sasa

Isidovela

I’m Xhosa, isidovela is a meal where rice is cooked with potatoes in the same pot. You mix it until it kinda looks like pap. You also have to add Spice for rice or Rajah to make it yellow.


Today I am cooking isidovela.


Uyanya

Used to describe someone whose talking shit.


Uyanya iselwe nguwe la drink

Smeme

A loyal friend


Si smeme sam ke esi


shlama

meaning shit that comes out of your anus (ndunu)


have uyishlama wena.(you are shit)
siyaphuma ishlama lapho.(is the shit coming out there)

A Reece

The king of South African rap, if not African rap. If you disagree with me, go argue with your ancestors. He hails from the great city of Pitori. He has the hip hop industry on his back like he is Quasimodo.


A Reece is the greatest rapper alive. He is the G.O.A.T!


Mkhululi

A liberator, Someone who gives freedom


Uthixo nguMkhululi wethu

Ghana

A stable West African democracy known for gold, cocoa, and as a center of pan-African culture.


Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule.


Muli bwanji?

How are you?


Muli bwanji kumeneko,How are you there?

Masandawana

Masandawana is a nickname for South African soccer team Mamelodi Sundowns.


I'm a loyal supporter of masandawana.




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